Commercial-Off-the-Shelf DC-DC converters for high energy physics detectors for the sLHC upgrade

S. Dhawan, O. Baker, H. Chen, R. Khanna, J. Kierstead, F. Lanni, D. Lynn, A. Mincer, C. Musso, S. Rescia, H. Smith, P. Tipton, M. Weber

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contribution

    Abstract

    A new generation of Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) buck-type converters built using advanced short channel "high voltage" CMOS processes have the potential to operate near the interaction region of the proposed Super Large Hadron Collider (sLHC) upgraded accelerator. The benefit would be a simpler DC power distribution system and an increase of the overall power efficiency by allowing higher voltage power delivery to the front-end electronics, thus limiting the ohmic losses. The devices must operate in a high magnetic field and be able to withstand both high doses of ionizing radiation and large neutron fluence. These converters are to be mounted on the same readout boards as the sensitive front-end electronics or in close proximity without introducing any additional noise due to the high switching frequencies. Radiation hardness and noise test results will be reported.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Title of host publication2009 16th IEEE-NPSS Real Time Conference - Conference Record
    Pages129-135
    Number of pages7
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2009
    Event2009 16th IEEE-NPSS Real Time Conference - Beijing, China
    Duration: May 10 2009May 15 2009

    Publication series

    Name2009 16th IEEE-NPSS Real Time Conference - Conference Record

    Other

    Other2009 16th IEEE-NPSS Real Time Conference
    Country/TerritoryChina
    CityBeijing
    Period5/10/095/15/09

    Keywords

    • DC-DC power conversion
    • MOSFETs
    • Noise
    • Radiation effects

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Computational Theory and Mathematics
    • Computer Networks and Communications
    • Software
    • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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